Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 54.5% more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 6.1% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 89.7% more in Thailand
- Transportation
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pay 77.6% more in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 70.1% more in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 62.6% more in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 95.6% more in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% less in Thailand
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Thailand are more expensive than in Ukraine. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Thailand. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.62
|
$2.33
THB78.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.22
|
$6.02
THB202.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.06
|
$0.70
THB23.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.25
|
$0.38
THB12.79
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.42
|
$1.40
THB47.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.91
|
$8.16
THB275.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.37
|
$6.68
THB225.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.36
|
$2.05
THB68.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.62
|
$1.29
THB43.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
$1.23
THB41.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.41
|
$0.52
THB17.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.16
|
$0.82
THB27.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.01
|
$0.66
THB22.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
$0.69
THB23.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.79
|
$0.54
THB18.06
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.97
|
$4.47
THB150.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.97
|
$25.43
THB857.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,263.53
|
$31,362.48
THB1,057,425.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.68
|
$9.67
THB325.90
|
|
pay 70.1% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.64
|
$17.13
THB577.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,343.83
|
$389.22
THB13,123.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,781.90
|
$225.23
THB7,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,356.24
|
$55.17
THB1,860.26
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,278.27
|
$341.66
THB11,519.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,055.40
|
$10,344.18
THB348,766.84
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.09
|
$2.20
THB74.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.64
|
$1.90
THB64.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.85
|
$3.85
THB129.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH850.70
|
$48.79
THB1,645.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.99
|
$5.42
THB182.77
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,920.29
|
$38.62
THB1,302.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,310.67
|
$29.36
THB989.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,083.57
|
$82.78
THB2,791.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,377.65
|
$65.55
THB2,210.25
|
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